Burglary suspects arrested after posting photo on Instagram

ROCKLIN, Calif. >>
Four burglary suspects have been arrested in Northern California after
posting a photograph online of an expensive fast food feast that they
allegedly purchased with a stolen credit card, police said.

Rocklin
Sgt. Scott Horrillo said three adult suspects and one juvenile were
arrested on suspicion of breaking into four parked cars in Rocklin on
Friday night and stealing GPS units, wallets and other items left in
plain sight.

After the burglaries, Horrillo said, the suspects
stopped at the drive-thru of a local Carl's Jr. restaurant and used a
stolen credit card to purchase nearly $120 in fast food. Two of the
suspects then posted a photo to the Instagram
photo-sharing service of themselves posing with the food arranged on the
trunk of their car, he said, along with a receipt for the illegal
purchase.

"I don't know if 'stupid' is the right word," Horrillo
said, "but I don't think they exercised the best judgment in committing a
crime and posting it on Instagram."

The
victim whose credit card was stolen reported the unauthorized food
purchase to police the next day, and investigators then interviewed the
restaurant's employees, who told them that the four suspects' unusual
behavior had raised suspicions, so they took down the license plate of
their vehicle.

Employees then told detectives that because the
large order was taking a long time to prepare, the suspects offered to
pay for the customers waiting in the drive-thru behind them. Later, the
suspects arranged the food on the back of their 1994 Oldsmobile and
asked employees to join them in posing with it, but the employees
declined. An employee then told police that the photo -- which showed two
of the suspects as well as the vehicle's license plate -- had been
posted online.

According to the Sacramento Bee, the order included
five $6 burgers, five orange cream shakes, three barbecue chicken
quesadillas, one bacon Swiss chicken sandwich, two double western
sandwiches, two fried zucchinis, six orders of cross-cut fries, two
teriyaki burgers with added bacon, two barbecue chicken sandwiches with
added bacon, and five southwest chicken tacos with added sour cream.

Police arrested all four suspects Sunday night as they were leaving a Walgreen's pharmacy.

The
three adults are Malek Morgan, 20, Leroy Jackson, 20, and Tavion
Spignor, 19, all of Sacramento. They were booked on suspicion of auto
burglary, conspiracy, possession of stolen property and unauthorized use
of personal identification.

The Bee reported that Spignor's bond was set at $10,000 and Jackson's was $20,000. Morgan's bail had not been set yet.

Asked
what could have motivated the crime, Horrillo said, "I don't have an
explanation for it," adding: "It was a huge pile of food."

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loquaciousonewrote:

Forget forensics and CSI. The best crime fighting tool is criminals brains or lack of.....

on November 12,2013 | 06:14AM

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livinginhawaiiwrote:

Why block out their faces in the photo? They were posting on a public website....

on November 12,2013 | 06:24AM

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markatwrote:

Too funny! Ba-ba-ba-booze, ba-booze, ba-booze, ba-booze........

on November 12,2013 | 06:24AM

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richierichwrote:

They just keep getting smarter and smarter each day.

on November 12,2013 | 06:45AM

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st1dwrote:

you mean the phones, right?

on November 12,2013 | 08:10AM

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st1dwrote:

you are talking about the phones, right?

on November 12,2013 | 08:12AM

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paniolowrote:

Dummies like these guys makes it easy for police to arrest them. Maybe ALL criminals should post their "items" after they commit crimes.